Posts Tagged: coolsculpting

Those who have become accustomed to the benefits of non-surgical body contouring, may be interested to learn about the latest advances in CoolSculpting. If you’re not familiar with Coolsculpting, it is a non-surgical treatment that is performed in the office and freezes fat in localized areas. Over several months, about a 20-22% reduction of the fat cells occur as the fat cells die off and are eliminated naturally through the body. There is no downtime with CoolSculpting and you are able to return to your daily activities immediately.CoolSculpting isn’t a weight loss treatment, but rather addresses stubborn areas of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. For some patients,…

Trying to reduce a double chin has now become more attainable with Zeltiq’s new CoolMini™ applicator. Despite our best efforts, stubborn fat often refuses to budge regardless of exercise or weight loss. Isolated pockets of stubborn fat can be a concern even to individuals who are very thin.

Using the same technology as CoolSculpting to freeze the fat, the small CoolMini™ applicator fits nicely in areas that are hard to treat with the larger CoolSculpting applicator. CoolMini™ is FDA cleared to treat the submental area (area under the chin), but off label uses include other small areas of fat that may be difficult to reach with the larger CoolSculpting applicator like…

We often have patients ask what is the best non-surgical device we offer for fat reduction – CoolSculpting or Vanquish? Since we offer both CoolSculpting and Vanquish, let’s take the opportunity to compare the devices.

CoolSculpting is the older technology, and because we were the first plastic surgery office in Michigan to offer the treatment, we have seen many results over the past years, some favorable others less so. CoolSculpting is FDA cleared and uses “cryolipolisis” or fat freezing to target the fat cells. The CoolSculpting device works somewhat like a vacuum with paddles that suck the fat between the paddles. At first the device feels very…

After all the holiday consumption, January often finds people consumed with losing some of the extra fat they picked up from November to January. It is not surprising that January through March are a very busy times in our office for non-surgical fat reduction techniques Vanquish and CoolSculpting. But what, exactly, is the difference between the two procedures?

CoolSculpting is an FDA cleared fat reduction technique that literally freezes a specified area of fat. It is an office procedure that takes about one hour per area (flanks would be considered two areas); so many people have two-hour sessions per treatment. CoolSculpting requires no anesthesia….

More men than ever are choosing Coolscupting® for freezing away those unwanted love handles and pockets of fat that tend to increase as we age regardless of exercise or weight.

Why the big increase in the number of men seeking out this non-surgical fat reduction procedure? The fact that Coolsculpting® is non-invasive appears to be a big plus for men. For those who like to be in control, the idea of any kind of anesthesia or surgery can be a turn-off. Since Coolsculpting® is an office procedure, it does not require any type of anesthesia and is non-surgical.

Men are sometimes accused of being quite sensitive to pain, and Coolsculpting® is a…

Weightloss & Liposution in Grand Rapids, MI

Much to the disappointment of many of our patients, liposuction, Coolsculpting and Exilis Elite are not procedures that result in much weight loss. They do help to sculpt and reshape the body. All of these procedures do destroy fat cells permanently, but the end result of the procedures is that the body is more balanced and proportional.

Language can be a funny thing. We say one thing, particularly in medicine, and sometimes make the assumption that we will be fully understood or that words mean the same thing to everyone. However, as a recent article by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) pointed out in an article about language and light-based technology, the language can be confusing or ambiguous. What does “minimal downtime” or “some redness” really mean? The ASAPS is attempting to standardize the terminology so consumers, physicians and manufacturers are all speaking the same language.

Since we specialize in many “minimally-invasive” and “non-invasive” procedures, perhaps it’s important to shed more light on how we…

While liposuction is not a treatment for obesity or a weight loss solution, it is a valuable tool for improving specific trouble areas of the body which have stubborn fatty deposits. Liposuction is ideal for people who are healthy, and basically in good shape, but are struggling with a specific area of their body which, for whatever reason, has been resistant to change through diet and exercise alone. Often a liposuction procedure may be done in conjunction with other body contouring procedures such as a tummy tuck, breast lift, breast augmentation and facial surgery.